Sink repositioning for enhanced performance in wireless sensor networks

Computer Networks

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-534

  Akkaya, Kemal ^a   Younis, Mohamed ^a   Bangad, Meenakshi ^a  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy awareness; Real time data delivery; Sink relocation; Timeliness; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; ROUTERS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SENSORS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

ENERGY AWARENESS; REAL-TIME DELIVERY DATA; SINK RELOCATION; TIMELINESS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 24344473784     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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